shawl
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Curiously, he was dressed in heavy clothes more suited to winter than a 46C summer day, with a shawl wrapped around his head.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
But several wore a red hat, scarf or shawl, recalling the designer's signature colour.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
The song, performed on the programme barefoot, in a pair of golden-feathered trousers and a red shawl, was followed by a debut album last May.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
There’s the pink shawl that keeps getting taken away from her, and the dance-like physicality of her movements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
She waits outside for Marco to return, a pale blue shawl pulled around her shoulders like a patch of day-bright sky in the night.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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